Canada

We’re getting word of an impending announcement that Kuwait will purchase 28 Super Hornets in a deal that could fetch just north of three billion U.S. dollars.

Renewed heavy fighting combined with a breakdown of ceasefire talks have dispelled any hope of a quick, diplomatic end to the conflict raging in Eastern Ukraine. To date, Western support for the besieged nation has been limited to rhetoric, economic sanctions, and provision of non-military aid. While these measures are helpful, they have not dissuaded Putin […]

France’s $1.6 billion deal to sell two Mistral-class warships to Russia has been postponed. The recent downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was the turning point in the sale. However, France was still ready to go forward with the transfer of the first ship, the Vladivostok, if all the conditions were respected. These conditions included a […]

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper sent a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit. Harper shook Putin’s hand but told him, openly and in public, “I’ll shake your hand, but I only have one thing to say to you: Get out of Ukraine.” With the recent tension over the Eastern Ukraine […]

As we head toward November mid-term elections, the writing is on the wall that the United States government is simply waiting out the domestic political situation until they can use military force, including troops on the ground, to battle ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Allied special operations forces are also preparing for this military action […]

A new type of war has begun for Canadians. Terrorist attacks are now happening within our own borders. In recent days, two Canadian soldiers were run over by a radicalized Canadian named Martin Ahmad Rouleau. Unfortunately, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent was killed in the attack. He was 53 years old. This happened right in a Service […]

The conservative Canadian government announced earlier last week that the Royal Canadian Air Force would send six CF-18s, two CP-140 Auroras, and a C-150 Polaris, alongside approximately 600 personnel—most of them working to support the aircraft. When the decision was made, it was clear that Canada would not engage in ground combat nor have their fighter […]

While the Canadian Winter seems endless this year, 350 soldiers from 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG) are now in Norway for an international military exercise called Exercise COLD RESPONSE. More cold for the Canadians I guess, eh? Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse, Commander of the Canadian Army said: “During Exercise COLD RESPONSE 14, Canadian Army […]

Canada Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is ruling out a Western military intervention in Ukraine. But he won’t exclude other sanctions, including expelling Russia’s ambassador to Canada. Mr. Baird called the Russian military intervention an ”old Soviet-style” aggression. He also won’t believe that the Russian justification for the Crimean occupation is based on the protection […]

The Canadian Government has joined their main ally, the United States of America, and other allies in a strong message against Russian intervention in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russian citizens and military personnel were at risk in Crimea, most notably around Sebastopol, home of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, but ignored US President […]